Jian began his undergraduate study on ecology in University of Science and Technology of Beijing, during which to do the research on urban ecology, bio-capacity and ecological footprint. He is a PhD student in the State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems in Lanzhou University. His work focuses coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) under forest management in China and Africa.

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The Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability at Michigan State University integrates ecology with socioeconomics, demography and other disciplines for ecological sustainability from local, national to global scales.

Coupled Human and Natural Systems(CHANS) are integrated systems in which humans and natural components interact. CHANS research has recently emerged as an exciting and integrative field of cross-disciplinary scientific inquiry to find sustainable solutions that both benefit the environment and enable people to thrive. Visit CHANS-Net, the international network of research on coupled human and natural systems, for information and ways to engage.